The Invisible College of eTourism: A Case of ENTER Conference

Tianyu Ying; Shahab Pourfakhimi

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The Invisible College of eTourism: A Case of ENTER Conference

Tianyu Ying and Shahab Pourfakhimi

E-review of Tourism Research, Vol.ENTER 2015: Volume 6 Short Papers

Conference on Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism (ENTER2015): eTourism: Transforming Mobility, 22nd (Lugano, Switzerland, 03-Feb-2015–06-Feb-2015)

Texas A & M University - Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences

2015

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Abstract

Tourism

co-authorship

ENTER conference

research collaboration

eTourism

social network analysis

bibliometrics

ENTER conference is often regarded as the major force behind the formation of eTourism research community. Within the previous 21 years, 1386 researchers from 45 countries have presented their latest research works in this conference. The scientific community created by this conference is the backbone of eTourism research. The highly productive and wellconnected members of this community form an invisible college of this academic field. Using social network analysis this study aims to shed some light on the structure of this research community. By integrating evaluative and relational bibliometric approaches, this paper aims to identify the leading researchers based on their research productivity and illustrates their fundamental position in the domain of the vast knowledge network established by this conference. The findings of this research help researchers to understand the structure of research collaborations in this field and identify the leading researchers in the eTourism academic society.

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Title: The Invisible College of eTourism: A Case of ENTER Conference
Authors: Tianyu Ying (Author) - University of Otago, New Zealand
Shahab Pourfakhimi (Author) - University of Otago, New Zealand
Publication details: E-review of Tourism Research, Vol.ENTER 2015: Volume 6 Short Papers
Conference details: Conference on Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism (ENTER2015): eTourism: Transforming Mobility, 22nd (Lugano, Switzerland, 03-Feb-2015–06-Feb-2015)
Publisher: Texas A & M University - Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences
Date published: 2015
ISSN: 1941-5842
Organisation Unit: School of Business and Creative Industries; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; USC Business School - Legacy; Sustainability Research Cluster
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450939802621
Output Type: Conference paper

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